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Re: Tool help needed

To: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
Subject: Re: Tool help needed
Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2003 00:04:24 -0500
Cc: spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
References: <3FA45A86.2010505@exit109.com> from [151.201.120.178] at Sat, 1 Nov 2003 23:04:16 -0600
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Flea markets, look for the aluminum case drills and the big ol' honkin' 
soldering iron from way back when the wire was braided cloth covered. My 
dad built cicruit boards and the iron he left me must be 40 years old. 
It's 200 watt and will solder a hole in a gas tank shut. The 1/4" 
Millers Falls drill will twist your arm off if the bit gets stuck. Great 
old tools!

Dave

Frank Clarici wrote:

> Where do people buy QUALITY tools these days.
> My brand new crapsman drill smoked while I was inserting a drill bit.
> Yes it never got to drill a hole, it smoked on start up.
>
> And my crapsman soldering gun was another chinese joke so I smashed it 
> and bought a Weller,  known name brand in soldering guns, I bought the 
> best one (make that the most expensive one) Home Defect's competion 
> had to offer. Yup it B-LOWES, and one would think that after 20 
> minutes of pulling the trigger it should melt solder, that little curl 
> of solder supplied with the gun, it didn't even burn my finger when I 
> touched it. It was a bit warm, but it's also 75* out tonight so it was 
> probably room temperature.
> Trash out of the box.
> I think to save myself all this greif and aggravation I will go out 
> and buy some new tools and throw them in the trash can on my way out 
> of china, I mean on my way out of the mall. (same difference)
>
> Can someone tell me where I can go to buy a REAL soldering iron?
> One that gets hot enough to melt solder and one that lasts more than 1 
> day? Maybe even one made in the USA or Europe by people who can read.





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